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Don’t Quit Writing Because Someone Says You Should
Originally posted on Meg Dowell Writes: I once read a comment from a reader/viewer criticizing me for telling writers they shouldn’t quit. In the context of the thing they were leaving a comment on, it really wasn’t appropriate. When someone’s message is meant to inspire or encourage members of an audience to or not to…
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Hunting the Unicorn: The place of the heather priests
The Silent Eye Our final visit of the workshop was to be a silent, withdrawn location that owes much of its history to its very isolation. Hidden amongst the hills of the Braes of Glenlivet, the buildings of Scalan remain invisible until you are almost upon them… even when you know they are there. Dean…
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Rifts in reality?
The Silent Eye There was a fleeting conversation that got me thinking again on something I have pondered over for a long time. There are lots of ghost stories flitting about, wafting their sheets for our delight, some making us shiver even more as they approach the reality with which we are more familiar. Somewhere…
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Did you know that…?
Originally posted on Meeka's Mind: Okay, I’m sure you’re all sick of my love affair with odd bits of information so…I promise, this will be the last [for now]. :D Allow me to introduce you to the Harpy Eagle of Central America: https://youtu.be/T55VjkSWcMQ See that Harpy Eagle chick? See its talons? If you watch that…
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What Are We Missing?
The other day I did an incomprehensible, dreadful, noxious, scandalous thing—something so shocking to the conscience that it threatens the gossamer social fabric that tenuously binds us together as a people and a nation. I left the house without my phone. I know, I know! But hear me, please. Source: What Are We Missing?
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#Bookreview #Poetry : My Maine: Haiku through the Seasons by Bette A. Stevens
Originally posted on Robbie's inspiration: What Amazon says Inspired by The Pine Tree State—Maine’s diverse landscape, natural beauty, rural communities, and independent people—the author’s 150 haiku poems, along with her photographs, reflect the Maine she knows and loves. Bette A. Stevens’s imagery draws the reader into her world of wonder and delight. My Maine takes…
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The Birth of a New Genre – Guest Post by Jaq D Hawkins…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog: A few years ago, authors were advised to try to improve their sales position on Amazon by suggesting a new genre. This naturally got out of hand very quickly and Amazon stopped adding new sub-categories by request. Also, hitting number one in a sub-category so that…
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‘Write What You Know’ Is Bad Writing Advice IF YOU TAKE IT LITERALLY
Originally posted on Meg Dowell Writes: “Write what you know.” It’s the one piece of writing advice we all receive at some point along our writing journeys. But does it actually mean what we think it means — and is it still “good” advice? As you may or may not know, writing advice is tricky.…
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Traci Ashbe Dark Epic Fantasy Author 